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Addiction to Video Games
Ed consulted with me because he was concerned about his 16 year-old son
"He doesn't have any friends...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Recreation
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Women Who Wish Their Spouses Would Die
"I feel awful saying this," Mary told me during one of our phone counseling sessions, "but I often wish my husband would die...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Marriage
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Healing Social Phobia
WHAT IS SOCIAL PHOBIA
Social phobia - or social anxiety - is the fear of interacting with others in various situations: groups, work, school, parties, on the telephone, in a market or store, and so on...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Self Help
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The Silent Treatment
Research indicates that children would rather be yelled at than ignored
When prisoners are being punished, they are put in isolation, because being isolated is one of the harshest punishments there is - other than physical abuse...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Relationships
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When is it Helpful to Apologize?
"When it is helpful to apologize" asked Patricia, a client of mine, in one of our phone sessions...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Relationships
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Does Psychotherapy Work?
Many years ago, when I became a psychotherapist, all I knew was the traditional psychotherapy that I had learned in school, and that I had personally experienced with many different therapists and many different forms of therapy...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Self Help
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Is Your Partner Always Pointing Out Your Flaws?
Some people believe that it is caring to point out their partner's flaws - that it will help to make that person a better person...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Relationships
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High Maintenance Relationships
What is a high maintenance relationship A high maintenance relationship is when someone is making you responsible for him or her in various different areas of life...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Relationships
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Anger Power
Does anger have power Are you being powerful when you are angry...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Self Help
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Relationships: Cheating
"Why would my boyfriend cheat on me"
"I'm pretty sure my wife is cheating on me...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Cheating
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Giving Up: Have You Given Up on Yourself?
"I feel like giving up," Emma told me in our first phone session "I've worked and worked on myself and I'm still miserable...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Self Help
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Disengaging From Your Family of Origin
"Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother"
But what if your father and mother didn't honor you...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Family Concerns
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Why Don't I Have Friends?
“Why don't I have friends" asked Isabella in one of our phone counseling sessions...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Self Help
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What Creates Confidence?
The Encarta World English Dictionary defines "confidence" as "a belief or self-assurance in your ability to succeed...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Self Help
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I Feel Empty
If you feel empty, you are not alone in feeling this way
Many people feel empty inside, and most people who feel empty have some deep false beliefs regarding why they feel empty...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Self Help
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Emotional Dependency Vs. Emotional Freedom
WHAT IS EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY
Lydia consulted with me because her relationship with her husband, Andrew, was falling apart...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Self Help
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Relationships: Giving Yourself Up Can Kill You
Years ago, when on a book tour for our book, "Do I Have To Give Up Me To Be Loved By You", my ex-husband and I had dinner with a couple on the East Coast with whom he had become friends...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Relationships
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Relationship Breakup: Heartbreak and Healing
Lindsay called me for counseling because her boyfriend of 18 months had just ended their relationship...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Relationships
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Do You Wake Up Happy or Anxious?
"I can have a really great day, but when I wake up the next morning I feel anxious Sometimes the better day I've had, the more anxious I am the next morning...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Self Help
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It's All About Love!
What is life REALLY all about It's all about love...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Relationships
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Relationships: The Art of Listening
In 1974, Dr Virginia Satir presented the concept of mirroring in her groundbreaking book, "Conjoint Family Therapy...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Relationships
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Relationships: The Dance of Victims and Perpetrators
"He is always blaming me for the bad things that happen in his life, and then he tells me it's my controlling him that is making him so angry...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Relationships
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Getting Love, Being Loving
Take a moment right now to think about your real intention when it comes to love:
* Is it most important to you to get someone to love you - to get love...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Relationships
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Real Love: What is Real Love?
Most people would love to have "real love," yet often they have no idea what real love is Take a moment to think about how you would define real love...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Relationships
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Love: Is This Romance or is This Friendship?
James, in his middle 30s, was ready to meet his life partner, get married and have children After dating many women, he met Cindy...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Relationships
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Cinderella Was Not Saved - She Was a Happy Person All Along!
Would the prince have chosen Cinderella to marry if she was a miserable young woman If her stepsisters were beautiful but miserable, would he have chosen either of them...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Self Help
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The Meaning of Life
Some say that the purpose of life is to seek happiness
Is happiness the purpose, or is happiness the result of another purpose...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Self Help
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Diet, Anxiety and Depression
Marianne consulted with me because of anxiety and depression She had tried various forms of medication but was not reacting well to any of the drugs...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Self Help
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Speaking Your Truth Without Blame or Judgment
How often have you become irritated or angry, given yourself up, started to argue or debate, teach or explain, or withdrew when someone was treating you badly - ordering you around, judging you, blaming you, or dumping their complaints or negativity on you...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Self Help
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Love: Falling in Love With Your Spouse - Again
Bobbie and Mac sought me out for couples counseling because they were on the verge of divorce - after 25 years of marriage...
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. - Category: Marriage
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